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SN 1.10 Wilderness – Araññasutta

 

At Sāvatthī.

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Standing to one side, that deity addressed the Buddha in verse:

Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

“Living in the wilderness,

“Araññe viharantānaṁ,

peaceful spiritual practitioners

santānaṁ brahmacārinaṁ;

eat just one meal a day:

Ekabhattaṁ bhuñjamānānaṁ,

so why is their complexion so clear?”

kena vaṇṇo pasīdatī”ti.

“They don’t grieve for the past,

“Atītaṁ nānusocanti,

nor do they long for the future;

nappajappanti nāgataṁ;

they feed on whatever comes that day,

Paccuppannena yāpenti,

that’s why their complexion’s so clear.

tena vaṇṇo pasīdati.

Because they long for the future,

Anāgatappajappāya,

and grieve for the past,

atītassānusocanā;

fools wither away,

Etena bālā sussanti,

like a green reed mowed down.”

naḷova harito luto”ti.

 

Naḷavaggo paṭhamo.

 

Tassuddānaṁ

 

Oghaṁ nimokkhaṁ upaneyyaṁ,

 

Accenti katichindi ca;

 

Jāgaraṁ appaṭividitā,

 

Susammuṭṭhā mānakāminā;